SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup Hybrid Concept is green, Koup R Concept is smoky gray goodness
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sema/" rel="tag">SEMA Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-hybrid-concept/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" alt="Kia Forte Hybrid concept" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-hybrid-sema012-1288825510.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Kia Forte Hybrid Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/forte">Kia Forte</a> Hybrid is neat enough - green on the outside, green and leafy on the inside. Riding cast alloy wheels wrapped in low-rolling resistance tires, the hybrid system mixes it up with a 1.6-liter LPG engine tied to lithium polymer batteries. Saving the world is counteracted with killing your ears, though - this eco-friendly concept has a 1,200-watt Infinity 2 audio system on board.<br />
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The <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/forte+koup">Kia Forte Koup</a> Type R Concept, on the other hand, is unbridled awesome. Built to commemorate Kia's first year in the Grand Am racing series, it's a hotness-added version of the Forte Koup put together by Kinetic Motorsports. Blistered and vented panels are adorned with 18-inch BBS wheels and some diffuser action in back, plus a green-mesh and carbon accented interior kicked up a notch by a short throw shift kit. Best yet, Kia says that this has "an eye on future production vehicle applications." Yes, please! It's something like what the second-generation <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/tc">Scion tC</a> should have been, and you'll find more on it in the presser after the jump and the gallery of high-res photos below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-hybrid-concept/">SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-hybrid-concept/#3537368"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-hybrid-sema001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-hybrid-concept/#3537370"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-hybrid-sema002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-hybrid-concept/#3537371"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-hybrid-sema003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-hybrid-concept/#3537372"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-hybrid-sema004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-hybrid-concept/#3537373"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-hybrid-sema005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Hybrid Concept" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-r/">SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-r/#3537574"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-r-sema005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-r/#3537580"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-r-sema011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-r/#3537576"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-r-sema007_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-r/#3537583"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-r-sema014_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-r/#3537585"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/kia-koup-r-sema016_thumbnail.jpg" alt="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" title="SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup R" /></a></div><br />
<b><i><small>Photos copyright (C)2010 Jonathon Ramsey / AOL</small></i></b><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/03/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-hybrid-concept-is-green-koup-r-concep/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup Hybrid Concept is green, Koup R Concept is smoky gray goodness</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/03/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-hybrid-concept-is-green-koup-r-concep/">SEMA 2010: Kia Forte Koup Hybrid Concept is green, Koup R Concept is smoky gray goodness</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:19:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/03/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-hybrid-concept-is-green-koup-r-concep/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19701656/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/03/sema-2010-kia-forte-koup-hybrid-concept-is-green-koup-r-concep/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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